Kisobushi
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Kisobushi (in Japanese: 木曽節) is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there.
General
Kisobushi is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there. "Fushi" (in Japanese: 節) or "Bushi", when immediately follows another nouns, as in "Tankobushi", means a melody or a song.
Lyrics
There are several stanzas of various versions. The words, "Nakanori san", in the lyrics are generally agreed to mean the loggers who raft down the Kiso River, carrying the logs cut down from the woods in the Kiso Mountains.
Japanese original木曽のナー 中乗りさん |
Romanized JapaneseKiso no nah, Nakanori san,
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